non-indigenous species

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species
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/us
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with ...
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(Definition ofspeciesfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With variable frequency, invasions have been followed by the dispersal and establishment ofnon-indigenousspecies, whether host or parasite.
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Reducing the risks ofnon-indigenousspeciesintroductions.
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In other words, the business interests would win, but [not] at the expense of the peoples in the countries of origin of thenon-indigenousspecies.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Businesses in the aquaculture sector, following the rapid development of the sector in indigenous species of fish and shellfish, want to get into the cultivation ofnon-indigenousspecies.
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But the one thing that worries me that at present is not covered in law, is the import and export ofnon-indigenousspeciesand their products.
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A total of 5 freshwaternon-indigenousspecieslive in natural habitats.
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Forest habitats are threatened by burning and natural fires, afforestation withnon-indigenousspecies, as well as illegal cutting of trees especially along the rivers.
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There are 4non-indigenousspeciesof gastropods (2 freshwater and 2 land species).
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However, the more than 2,000 species of plants and animals the park hosts are mostlynon-indigenousspecies.
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Extensive breeding programmes have been introduced to repopulate the marble trout into lakes and streams invaded bynon-indigenousspeciesof trout.
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However, as of 2001, the zoo kept a variety ofnon-indigenousspeciesof animals, including 400 given as gifts by heads of state and other foreign citizens.
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